GEDSI‑Sensitive Disaster Risk Reduction Consultant

About the role

This home‑based consultancy supports UNDRR, MINEMA and UN Women in designing a national GEDSI‑DRR strategy for Rwanda, linking water security, climate adaptation and inclusive early warning systems.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct a desk review of UN Women GEDSI assessments and UNDRR materials to analyse water‑related hazards and gender, age and disability dynamics.
• Align the strategy with the Water at the Heart of Climate Action project, national water, climate and disaster policies, and MINEMA’s strategic plan.
• Facilitate key informant interviews and focus groups with ministries, water agencies, CSOs and disability organisations.
• Draft a five‑year GEDSI‑DRR strategy and a costed implementation plan with a MEAL framework tracking sex, age and disability‑disaggregated data.
• Lead national validation workshops to incorporate feedback from steering committees and civil society partners.

Required profile

• Advanced degree (Master’s or equivalent) in Disaster Risk Management, Water Resources Management, Gender Studies or related field (or a first‑level degree plus two years relevant experience).
• At least five years of progressive experience developing national‑level policies in DRR, climate adaptation or environmental governance.
• Proven technical expertise in integrating GEDSI‑responsive approaches into water management, climate resilience or emergency frameworks.

Required skills

• Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) methodology
• Gender and disability inclusion analysis (GEDSI)
• Water‑climate nexus assessment
• Strategic policy drafting and budgeting
• Monitoring, Evaluation, Accountability and Learning (MEAL) design